Many Japanese companies use a statutory auditor system (Option B) instead of board committees for oversight. In this approach:
A statutory board of auditors (kansayaku) monitors management rather than a traditional audit or governance committee.
This structure is legally permitted in Japan and is different from Western corporate governance models that require independent board committees.
Option A (cross-shareholding practice) refers to companies holding each other’s shares to maintain business stability but does not directly explain the lack of board committees.
Option C is incorrect because Japan’s Corporate Governance Code allows the statutory auditor model.
[References:, Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (2021 Revision), Tokyo Stock Exchange: Corporate Governance Reports, OECD Corporate Governance Factbook, , , , , ]
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